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Microsoft’s Configuration Manager is shifting from a semi‑annual feature cadence to a predictable, once‑a‑year major release schedule — a move Microsoft says is intended to prioritize security, stability and long‑term support for on‑premises estates while concentrating all future...

Microsoft’s Configuration Manager is shifting from a semi‑annual update rhythm to a once‑a‑year major release cadence, with the product team signalling a new emphasis on security, reliability and long‑term support rather than frequent feature delivery — a change that will reshape upgrade...

Microsoft’s Configuration Manager is being reconceived as a maintenance-first, long‑term‑support product rather than the rapid‑feature vehicle it once was, with the product team moving to an annual release cadence and encouraging customers to view Microsoft Intune as the primary innovation path...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 preview release signals a notable shift in how Microsoft will deliver security fixes: a preview hotpatch that installs without forcing a system restart, promising less downtime for users and faster compliance for administrators while exposing new operational...

HP’s silent OneAgent update for a subset of its new “AI PC” laptops accidentally removed Microsoft-issued certificates and, in some cases, severed devices’ trust with Microsoft Entra ID — forcing HP to pull the patch, assist affected customers, and leave IT teams re-checking their assumptions...

Microsoft’s Copilot has been folded into Windows 11 so tightly that many users now find the assistant unavoidable — but it’s still possible to remove, hide, or block Copilot at multiple levels depending on your edition of Windows and how permanent you want the block to be. Overview Copilot...

Microsoft has moved its enterprise-focused Windows backup into production: Windows Backup for Organizations is now generally available and included in the August/September 2025 servicing wave, giving IT teams a built-in, Intune-manageable path to capture user settings, preferences and Microsoft...

Microsoft is changing the first moments of life for many Windows 11 PCs: eligible devices can now check for and install the latest monthly quality updates during the final Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE) so users sign in to a patched, compliant system — and administrators control the behavior from...

Microsoft’s September 2025 Intune wave is one of the more consequential updates for endpoint teams this year: the service stretches its management surface to hardware-level recovery with an Intel vPro Fleet Services integration, delivers day‑zero compatibility for Apple’s OS 26 family and an...

CellTrust’s entry into the Microsoft Security Store Partner Ecosystem today formalizes a deeper alignment between a specialist in regulated mobile communications and Microsoft’s rapidly evolving security marketplace—and it matters for any organization that relies on mobile messaging, voice, and...

The Arm app ecosystem for Copilot+ PCs is no longer a niche experiment — it is now a mainstream platform strategy backed by Microsoft’s App Assure and Arm Advisory Service, hardware partners shipping NPUs capable of more than 40 trillion operations per second (TOPS), and a growing catalogue of...

Windows 10 will stop receiving free security fixes on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC can’t take the free Windows 11 upgrade, you have five realistic paths forward: enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU), buy or rent a new Windows 11 PC (including cloud PCs), perform an unsupported upgrade...

Omnissa’s message at Omnissa ONE 2025 was unmistakable: after the spin‑out from the VMware era, the company has sharpened its narrative around consolidation, choice, and pragmatic automation — and it’s laying out a product roadmap intended to turn that rhetoric into concrete operational value...

Inforcer’s elevation into Microsoft’s MSP-focused Intune initiative marks an important inflection point for managed service providers seeking to productize Microsoft 365, scale multi-tenant operations, and prepare customers for AI-driven services such as Microsoft Copilot. Background / Overview...

Inforcer’s recent elevation into Microsoft’s MSP-focused Intune initiative marks a tangible step toward making Microsoft 365 more manageable, secure, and AI-ready for Managed Service Providers — and it comes at a moment when MSPs desperately need standardized, scale-ready tooling to extract...

Microsoft’s May 13, 2025 hotpatch for Windows PowerShell, released as KB5061096, is a narrowly scoped security update aimed at reducing immediate exposure for hotpatch‑eligible systems while preserving uptime for high‑availability deployments; it applies only to devices enrolled in Microsoft’s...

Microsoft released KB5064010 on August 12, 2025 — a hotpatch that updates eligible Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 and certain Windows Server Azure Edition builds to OS Build 26100.4851, delivering narrowly scoped security hardening without the usual restart required by cumulative updates...

Microsoft’s Windows 365 is taking a pragmatic step toward wider frontline and shift-worker adoption by launching Windows 365 Cloud Apps in public preview — a feature that streams individual Windows applications from a shared Cloud PC so organizations can deliver Outlook, Word, OneDrive and...

Microsoft’s decision to let organizations stream single Windows applications from the cloud — instead of entire Cloud PC sessions — marks a pragmatic pivot in how enterprises will adopt Windows 365 for day-to-day workforces and frontline roles. The new Windows 365 Cloud Apps feature, now in...

Microsoft’s mobile productivity strategy has taken another turn: the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on iOS will stop being an all‑in‑one editing surface and will become a preview-first Copilot hub, pushing users to the standalone Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps whenever they need to edit a document...